Why use the Mental Health & Wellbeing Checklist?
Today all employers have a legal duty of care to their employees. This means they should take all steps possible to protect their mental wellbeing and provide support when needed.
The checklist will help you track the progress your organisation has made ensure that employees have the correct support and policies to maintain good mental health.
The checklist shouldn't be used once to test how your organisation has performed, it should be updated on a regular basis to include updates on the steps your organisation has taken.
Employer's responsibilities
These are the core standards for a healthy workplace as set out in a recent government report - Thriving at Work: the Stevenson/Farmer Review of Mental Health and Employers. Implement these standards into your workplace culture to help improve the mental wellbeing of your workforce.
- Has your organisation produced, implemented and communicated a mental health at work plan?
- Is your organisation promoting mental health awareness among employees?
- Does your organisation encourage open conversations about mental health and the support available?
- Is your organisation providing employees with good working conditions, ensuring they have a healthy work life balance?
- Does your organisation promote effective people management, ensuring all employees have a regular conversation about their health and wellbeing?
- Is your organisation routinely monitoring employee mental health and wellbeing in my workplace?
